The art of conversation offers you a balm and some optimism for the months ahead. Authentic conversation will ready you with a genuine interest in our shared humanity to encounter others. You will be able to face the issues that divide us instead of adopting the...
The question was, “When communicating through technology, how do you practice empathy?” I was a guest speaker at a communication studies class at Creighton University and had spent an hour talking about the art of conversation, contemporary cultural trends affecting...
How would you complete this aspirational invitation? “Imagine a better world where… ” To fire your inspiration and enthuse your passion, above is a picture of a cute cat. That may have seemed gratuitous, but it isn’t. Glimpse, a group of creative people who want to...
The words communication and conversation are often used interchangeably. Usually that is fine. Sometimes it isn’t. It isn’t okay when the outcomes of what we intend when we say “conversation” or “communication” are not the same, but we go ahead and use those words as...
Men are the problem. I know I don’t need to tell that to half of the population. So this is for the male half. While thoroughly enjoying the Olympics, some of the media coverage has reminded me that the imbalances in society between men and women continue and demand...
